§Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy[edit]

Japanese marines in house-to-house fighting

Japanese marines of the Shanghai Special Landing Force, awaiting attack orders whilst wearing gas masks in anticipation of a potential poison gas attack by the Chinese Army, maintaining the frontlines until the arrival of reinforcements (Chapei, Shanghai).

Japanese marines of the Shanghai Special Landing Force, fighting in streets near Sanyili, Chapei, Shanghai, 6 October 1937

Japanese marines passing Hankou Road in the Shanghai International Settlement.